Homeschooling Resources

K-12 Curriculum Suppliers

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A BEKA
Box 18000
Pensacola, FL 32523-9160
(800) 874-BEKA 
Textbooks, Correspondence School & Video School

 
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Alpha Omega Publications
300 N. McKemy Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85226
(800) 622-3070
K - 12 curriculum in workbooks and on computer

 

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Bob Jones University Press
Greenville, SC 29614 
(800) 845-5731
Textbooks

 
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Christian Light Education
Box 1212N
Harrisonburg, VA 22801-1212  
(540) 434-0750

 

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Hewitt Research Foundation  
Box 9
Washougal, WA 98671 
(360) 835-8708

 

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Rod & Staff 
Highway 172
Crockett, KY 41413 
(606) 522-4348

 

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School of Tomorrow
PO Box 299000
Lewisville, TX 75029-9000 
(972) 315-1776 
Workbooks

 

Unit Studies

 

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KONOS 
PO Box 1534
Richardson, TX 75083 
(214) 669-8337 
Multilevel unit study curriculum

 
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Design-a-Study  
408 Victoria Ave.
Wilmington, DE 19804  
(302) 998-3889 
Helps you design your own unit studies

 
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Learning Adventures 
4 North Wood Lane
Casey, IL 62420 
(217) 932-4038 
A one-year study using library books and the Bible for grades 4 -8.

 

Correspondence Courses

 

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Alpha Omega Academy
300 N. McKemy Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85226
1-800-682-7396

 

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Calvert School
Tuscany Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21210 
(301) 243-6030

 

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Christian Liberty Academy  
502 W. Euclid Ave. Dept. G 
Arlington Heights, IL 60004 
(800) 348-0899 

 

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Covenant Home Curriculum  
W23421 Main St.
Sussex, WI 53089 
(800) 578-2421 

 

Supply Catalogs

 

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Alpha Omega Publications
300 N. McKemy Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85226
1-800-622-3070

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The Timberdoodle  
E. 1510 Spencer Lake Rd.
Shelton, WA 98584 
(206) 426-0672 

 

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Elijah Company 
1053 Eldridge Loop
Crossville, TN 38558

 

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The Heart of HOME Bookstore
337 Hatchet Mountain Road 
Hope ME 04847 
(207) 763-4251

 

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Greenleaf 
3761 Highway 109N Unit D
Lebanon, TN 37087 
(615) 449-1617 

 

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Christian Book Distributors (CBD)
PO Box 7000
Peabody, MA 01961-7000 
(978) 977-5005 

 

Magazines

 

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Homeschool Digest  
PO Box 374
Covert, MI 49043 
(800) 343-1943 

 
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Homeschooling Today  
PO Box 1608
Fort Collins, CO 80522–1608 
(954) 962-1930 

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Practical Homeschooling  
Home Life
PO Box 1190
Fenton, MO 63026-1190
(800) 346-6322

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

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Science By Mail
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114

(800) 729-3300 
Boston Museum of Science

 

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Free For the Asking  
(Book)
by Pat Hirst

To order send $18.95 plus $2.25 shipping and handling to: 
Pat Hirst
PO Box 914
Marshall, VA 20116

 

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Science Labs in a Box Inc.
13510 T.I. Blvd., Ste 111
Dallas, TX 75243 
(800) 687-5227 

 
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The Learnables 
International Linguistics Corporation  
(800) 237-1830 
Foreign languages

 

 

Used Curriculum

 

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Homeschool Seller
Box 19
Cherry Valley, MA 01611
 
(508) 756-2014

 

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The Book Cellar  
141 Canal St. # 11
Nashua, NH 03064 
(603) 880-6400 
Email: homeschool@bookcellaronLine.com

 

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The Back Pack  
PO Box 125
Ernul, NC 28527

(252) 244-0728 

 
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Educators Exchange  
10755 Midlothian Tpk.

Richmond, VA 23235 
(804) 794-6994 

 

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The Library Shelf
302 Town Oaks
Waco, TX 76710 

 

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HomeSchool Potpourri
12815 NE 124th St., Suite F
Kirkland, WA 98034 
(425) 820-4626 

 

 

Internet Sources for Used Curriculum

 

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www. wcnet.net/reid/megalist.htm

 
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www.rsts.net/home/recycler

 
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www.homeschoolusedbooks.com/

 

 

Additional Resources

 

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www.homeschool.crosswalk.com 
Great homeschooling information including a homeschool chat room featuring Maine’s Kathi Kearney on Thursday evenings at 10pm.

 
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http://digital.library.pitt.edu/nietz/
A collection of 30 schoolbooks from the 1800’s

 

Homeschool Testing Services

 

If you desire to prepare your child to take standardized tests, you might wish to contact the following:

 

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Continental Press  
Elizabethtown, PA, 17022
(800)233-0759
Offers books for test-takers in grades 1-6.

 
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Frank Shaffer Publications
23740 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
(800) 421-5565
Workbooks with practice tests in reading, language, and math.

 
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Learning at Home
Box 270
Honolulu, HI 96726
(808) 328-9669
Offers practice for the Standard, California, and Metropolitan Achievement Tests, and the Iowa and Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (for reading, math, and language).

 

To diagnose gaps in learning, you might want to administer your own hassle-free diagnostic test, provided by the following:

 

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Accelerated Christian Education
Box 299000
Lewisville, TX 75029-9000
(800) 925-7777

 
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Bob Jones University Press
Testing Center
Greenville, SC 29614-0060
(800) 845-5731

 
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Summit Christian Academy
Box 802041
Dallas, TX 75380
(800) 362-9180

 

Developmental Tests help to gauge levels of maturity and styles of learning:

 

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Bob Jones University Press  
(see info above)

 
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Rod and Staff Publishers
Rt. 172
Crockett, KY 41413
(606) 522-4348

 

For tests of special problems and disabilities:

 

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Center for Children and Parent

Dr. Stanley Walters
17871 Santiago Blvd.
Suite 205
Villa Park, CA 92667
(714) 283-3390

 

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Linda Howe, M.A.
4187 Bernardo Ct.
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 628-9441
Dr. Howe works with kids with dyslexia, dysgraphia, kinesthetic deficits and other such problems.

 

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Johns Hopkins University  
Offers the Sequential Tests of Educational progress (STEP) and the School and College Ability Test (SCAT).
(410)516-8301

 

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The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment
P.O. Box 5098
Savannah, GA 31414
(912) 354-2201

Each test is a diagnostic test, serves as an effective pre-assessment for grade placement, provides scope and sequence for each grade level, serves as a yearly evaluation, portfolio, and Individual Educational Plan, grades K - 5th - $28/grade level.

 

Achievement Tests

 
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Iowa Achievement Test Series or,

The Stanford Achievement Test Series

Bob Jones University Press
Greenville, SC
29614-0062 
(800) 845-5731

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California Achievement Test
Christian Liberty Academy
502 W Euclid Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60004 
(708) 259-8736

 

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Seton

Seton Testing Service 
(540) 636-9990 
Email at: testing@setonhome.org
Utilizing the California Achievement Test, Form E (CAT-E), this year-round service is available for grades 1 to 12. Administer at home, at your convenience. Easy to administer, full instructions included. Inexpensive, only $20 for test and scoring.

 

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Peabody Individualized Achievement Test

 
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Metropolitan Achievement Test

 

College Testing Information

 

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College Testing Information
www. collegeboard.com and www.kaplan.com
It’s now possible to register online for the SAT.

 
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A free copy of The College Board’s Bulletin for the SAT Program can be obtained by calling 
(609) 771-7600.

 
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CLEP (College Level Exam Program)

CLEP PO Box 6601
Princeton, NJ 08541-6601 
(602) 771-7865

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Advance Placement Program
PO Box 6670
Princeton, NJ 08541-6670
Students who score well on these tests may receive advanced placement or college credit for their demonstrated mastery in 16 subject areas.